And that attitude is responsible for almost every major war in history. Politics is the art of compromise. Without compromise, every single emotional issue becomes a catalyst for armed conflict. You won't give up something for me unless I'm willing to give up something for you.

you guys you really need to think about this US CONSTITUTION that we all value so much.

i know y'all know your history. one of the great beauties of our great constitution, is the amazing compromises that intelligent men, who thought VERY differently made to get the job done. and because of their combined thought and compromise, they delveloped one of the most innovative and sensible documents to form a government of the people, by the people.

partisan thinking and NO compromise is one of many problems of what is destroying what these great men developed. they worked through divisions and differences and got the job done.....where and when did WE lose the ability to do this? and even worse...see this as a weakness?

i agree completely. get freakin TOUGH on crime, i will NEVER argue with that!

and i don't think law abiding citizens should get things removed from them based on the action of others.

but it is never that simple imo. half these scumbags who shoot up 10+ people at once, off themselves...it leaves everyone thinking "well, who do we punish for this?" or if they catch the scumbag....they can only kill him ONCE. i wish they could murder him for every murder he committed, that would feel more like TRUE justice. but life just isn't fair, i'm afraid. and as much as i would LOVE to see some of these psychos killing kids get strung up publicly, we have other rights we must value...such as due process, 5th amendment, freedom from cruel punishment and so on.

in the mean time, if people would REALLY sit down and think about how we could protect our children AND our fundamental rights, we might make things better....perfect...never...but better?....i think we always have room for improvement myself.

But those types of crimes are actually quite rare despite what the months of 24/7 coverage lead us to believe. The bulk of gun violence is committed by repeat offenders with multiple weapons offenses that are somehow still free to walk the streets.

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"The whole of the Bill (of Rights) is a declaration of the right of the people at large or considered as individuals.... It establishes some rights of the individual as unalienable and which consequently, no majority has a right to deprive them of." (Albert Gallatin of the New York Historical Society, October 7, 1789)

"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." - George Washington

you guys you really need to think about this US CONSTITUTION that we all value so much.

i know y'all know your history. one of the great beauties of our great constitution, is the amazing compromises that intelligent men, who thought VERY differently made to get the job done. and because of their combined thought and compromise, they delveloped one of the most innovative and sensible documents to form a government of the people, by the people.

partisan thinking and NO compromise is one of many problems of what is destroying what these great men developed. they worked through divisions and differences and got the job done.....where and when did WE lose the ability to do this? and even worse...see this as a weakness?

Those great men created the bill of rights in order to list rights that cannot be taken away because they were given to us by our creator. They would be ashamed if they saw what America is becoming today. Rights are NOT negotiable. There were never intended to be by our founders, and they definitely were not intended to be by God.
There are a lot of thing is politics we do need to compromise with. Rights are not one of them.

Lets not lose sight if the fact that this call for universal background checks is a reaction to the contrived "gun show loophole." The so-called loophole was an exception to federal regulation to respect States right to regulate commerce within their borders but has somehow morphed into a loophole to be closed. Point is that the other side never compromises and that whatever we think will be gained or preserved by compromise today will be their target tomorrow.

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"The whole of the Bill (of Rights) is a declaration of the right of the people at large or considered as individuals.... It establishes some rights of the individual as unalienable and which consequently, no majority has a right to deprive them of." (Albert Gallatin of the New York Historical Society, October 7, 1789)

"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." - George Washington

Lets not lose sight if the fact that this call for universal background checks is a reaction to the contrived "gun show loophole." The so-called loophole was an exception to federal regulation to respect States right to regulate commerce within their borders but has somehow morphed into a loophole to be closed. Point is that the other side never compromises and that whatever we think will be gained or preserved by compromise today will be their target tomorrow.

Bingo...

Tell ya what. Write in to revoke Reagan's restriction on any new full auto's so those of us willing to jump through ATF hoops to own one, don't need to pay 10k for the rifle and then... perhaps... we are starting to COMPROMISE.

Bend over... so we can shove a "little" bit more in your rear end in is NOT compromise... It's getting screwed.